Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not hand over video coverage and emails from Jan 6 per a FOIA request. Pelosi based her decision on “sovereign immunity.” Pelosi and Democrats know if they release the 14,000 hours of footage from security cameras on January 6 it will blow apart their narrative.
(dcweekly.org)
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I wasn't sure i understood what "sovreign immunity" definition is, so looked it up: "the official exemption of a ruler or state from certain types of civil suit and criminal prosecution" further says "sovreign immunity does not apply if the government or an employee infringes on the US Constitution"...hmmm, interesting how this will play out...wonder if Space Force recorded/intercepted all of it anyhow? perhaps a trap for nancy?
Sovreign Immunity applies to rulers (e.g. kings, queens, dictators), not Representatives.
What Nancy is claiming is that she and the House of Representatives are rulers of the USA and not representatives.
The idea is that Federal Government cannot be sued. I don't think sovereign immunity would apply to a situation like this.
The Federal Government CAN be sued. And so can the representatives and appointees that operate said government.
This is very different from a monarchy/dictatorship where attempting to bring a lawsuit against the dictator results in the execution of your entire family. That's what sovereign immunity means.
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